What civilization left giant statues in the valley of Bad

If the ancient civilizations of Europe, the Middle East, India, China or America have been studied to some extent by historians, then in other parts of our planet there are still many mysterious objects left by cultures unknown to science. One of these places is the Bada Valley, which is located in Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi.

Giant stone sculptures can be seen throughout the Bad Valley. In total there are about 400 pieces. About 30 statues are images of people with austere and even gloomy faces. All of them are made in the same style and do not differ in any artistic variety. Interestingly, judging by gender, ¾ of all the statues depict men. Some statues combine the images of several people. In the outlines of other sculptures you can recognize animals, and some of them lie on the ground.

Scientists date these strange buildings with a fairly wide time range: from 3,000 BC to 1,600 AD. The statues are made of solid stone, and their height is from 1 to 4 meters. Ancient idols are located in groups or singly and, as a rule, are confined to ancient burials. Scientists suggest that they depict ancient ancestors or are associated with ritual burials. Most of the statues look west toward sunset.

Most statues even have their own names, which are assigned to them by local residents. For example, the tallest idol, standing at an angle to the surface, bears the name Palindo. According to the Indonesians, this is nothing more than people turned by higher powers to stone for the crimes committed.